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I wish I had this toy as a kid
MAKE blog has an article up now about the Gilbert U-238 Atomic Energy Lab toy circa 1950-1951. This thing is pretty sweet.
Per the description,
“The set came with four types of uranium ore, a beta-alpha source (Pb-210), a pure beta source (Ru-106), a gamma source (Zn-65?), a spinthariscope, a cloud chamber with its own short-lived alpha source (Po-210), an electroscope, a geiger counter, a manual, a comic book (Dagwood Splits the Atom) and a government manual “Prospecting for Uranium.”
Other Gilbert sets (e.g., the No. 11 Atomic Energy set) continued to carry the spinthariscope, the ore and the manual. In addition, the Geiger counter could be purchased separately.”
Gilbert Atomic Energy Lab